royal - belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of their family

A system of government by a king or a queen ( monarch ) is called monarchy

republic – a country that is governed by a president and politicians elected by the people

Monarchy

Absolute

Constitutional (parliamentary)

The monarch has limited powers and acts within the constitution (ustav) of their country

rules along with a parliament ( PrimeMinister holds the maximum power)

The monarch rules with absolute and total powers

The British Monarchy

Constitutional

PM is appointed by the Queen

It is usually the leader of the party which

holds the majority in the parliament

Royal coat of arms

The Queen’s role

Head of state

Head of the armed forces

Head of the Church of England

Represents the Nation

How does one become a monarch?

hereditaryrule

an individual rules for life and passes the crown

to an heir or heiress

If there is more than one heir to the throne – rules of succession should be followed

Succession to the British throne

The crown is inherited by an individual’s children (firstborn son) and by a childless individual’s nearest collateral line (iz paralelne linije)

Queen Elizabeth II

Prince Charles,

heir

The Royal Family Tree

9

6

1

2

8

5

7

4

3

Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926)

Queen since February 6, 1952

Accessed the throne upon the death of her father King George VI – for 64 years now!

Coronation (krunidba) on June 2, 1953

Addressed as ‘ Her Majesty ’

Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926)

Is the queen of theUnitedKingdom, Canada , Australia and NewZealand. She is also the Head of the Commonwealth and the queen of 12 countries that have become independent since her accession: Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Queen Elizabeth II (April 21, 1926)

Is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. They married in 1947 and have 4 children.

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (November 14, 1948)

The oldest child and heir to Queen Elizabeth II

The second oldest serving Prince of Wales - if he became monarch today he would be the oldest person to do so (68 years old!)

Addressed as HRH – His Royal Highness

Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

Married to Camilla (2005), The Duchess of Cornwall

Has two children, William, Duke of Cambridge (1982) and Harry (1984) with his former wife Lady Diana Spencer (divorced 1992, died 1997)